Index: source/simulation2/components/CCmpVisualActor.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/simulation2/components/CCmpVisualActor.cpp
+++ source/simulation2/components/CCmpVisualActor.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "simulation2/MessageTypes.h"
 
 #include "ICmpFootprint.h"
+#include "ICmpIdentity.h"
 #include "ICmpUnitRenderer.h"
 #include "ICmpOwnership.h"
 #include "ICmpPosition.h"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
 	DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ALLOCATOR(VisualActor)
 
 private:
-	std::wstring m_BaseActorName, m_ActorName;
+	std::wstring m_BaseActorName, m_ActorName, m_BaseActorString;
 	bool m_IsFoundationActor;
 
 	// Not initialized in non-visual mode
@@ -202,7 +203,15 @@
 		if (m_IsFoundationActor)
 			m_BaseActorName = m_ActorName = paramNode.GetChild("FoundationActor").ToString();
 		else
-			m_BaseActorName = m_ActorName = paramNode.GetChild("Actor").ToString();
+		{
+			m_BaseActorString = paramNode.GetChild("Actor").ToString();
+
+			CmpPtr<ICmpIdentity> cmpIdentity(GetEntityHandle());
+			if (m_BaseActorString.find(L"{gender}") != std::wstring::npos)
+				m_BaseActorString.replace(m_BaseActorString.find(L"{gender}"),8,cmpIdentity.GetGender());
+
+			m_BaseActorName = m_ActorName = m_BaseActorString;
+		}
 
 		m_VisibleInAtlasOnly = paramNode.GetChild("VisibleInAtlasOnly").ToBool();
 		m_IsActorOnly = paramNode.GetChild("ActorOnly").IsOk();
Index: source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.h
===================================================================
--- source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.h
+++ source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 public:
 	virtual std::string GetSelectionGroupName() = 0;
 
+	virtual std::string GetGender() = 0;
+
 	DECLARE_INTERFACE_TYPE(Identity)
 };
 
Index: source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.cpp
+++ source/simulation2/components/ICmpIdentity.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 	{
 		return m_Script.Call<std::string>("GetSelectionGroupName");
 	}
+
+	virtual std::string GetGender()
+	{
+		return m_Script.Call<std::string>("GetGender");
+	}
 };
 
 REGISTER_COMPONENT_SCRIPT_WRAPPER(IdentityScripted)